“WE COULD SING BETTER SONGS THAN THOSE”: DRINK IMAGES IN WILLY RUSSELL’S PLAYS

• Authors: Klepuszewski Wojciech
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Willy Russell is an example of a writer whose popularity and critical reception is not extensively reflected in serious studies. There is a noticeable tendency to appraise rather than analyse Russell’s work. The aim of the present article is to dissect the function of drink images in the context of class-related issues Russell thematises in his plays.

Keywords

EN

Willy Russell; drama; drink; class

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Acta Neophilologica
• Year: 2018
• Volume: XX/1
• Pages: 145-154

Dates

published

2018-06-01

Contributors

author

Klepuszewski Wojciech

• Politechnika Koszalińska

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